FCVT

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First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.95%

Annual Cost per $10K

$95.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$17,869

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

ETF

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+27.07%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

10%

US Bond

72%

Intl Bond

14%

Cash

Fee Comparison

FCVT

0.95%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

25% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025 · Updated quarterly

+46.07%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FCVT at 0.95%$291,266

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$89,346

Cost vs index fund−$86,158

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
FCVT	First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF	0.95%	+27.07%	+13.46%	+8.42%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+6.98%	+8.60%	+4.02%
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+4.09%	+5.81%	-0.06%
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+2.45%	+4.81%	-0.83%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+7.58%	+11.27%	+7.08%
JMTNX	Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.88%	+7.00%	+8.94%	+3.87%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+2.69%	+4.64%	-0.29%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+3.91%	+6.14%	+0.79%
CCVCX	Calamos Convertible Fund	0.88%	+23.13%	+12.96%	+7.00%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.53%	+6.42%	+0.62%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+5.80%	+0.13%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+6.34%	+9.90%	+4.41%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+5.60%	+9.36%	+3.54%
PGCAX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	1.34%	+4.21%	+7.18%	+0.42%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.91%	+5.31%	-0.36%
VAADX	Virtus Convertible Fund	0.62%	+24.25%	+14.76%	—
OWCIX	Old Westbury Credit Income Fund	0.91%	+7.27%	+6.38%	+0.94%
LDLVX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.32%	+5.74%	+4.94%	+2.70%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+6.38%	+6.33%	+2.19%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+2.60%	+5.35%	-1.43%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+8.45%	+9.43%	+4.79%
TAIBX	PGIM Core Bond Fund	0.96%	+6.47%	+6.40%	+0.02%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.89%	+9.49%	+5.83%
HYSAX	PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund	1.00%	+7.50%	+8.02%	+5.38%
DTBRX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	0.75%	+6.16%	+6.55%	+0.03%
GSOPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Bond Fund	0.77%	+6.66%	+9.03%	+4.61%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
PTOAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Absolute Return Fund	1.35%	+18.06%	+25.48%	+15.47%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+8.23%	+8.13%	+1.09%
AFRFX	Invesco Floating Rate ESG Fund	0.72%	+6.67%	+7.92%	+6.47%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.40%	+5.19%	+2.02%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
LBNOX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	0.62%	+6.31%	+8.05%	+3.44%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+8.03%	+11.12%	+6.84%
ACPSX	Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.33%	+3.97%	-0.10%
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
NRSIX	Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund	0.51%	+9.22%	+9.46%	+4.29%
NCIDX	Columbia Convertible Securities Fund	0.79%	—	—	—
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+2.58%	+3.34%	-1.05%
FCSKX	Franklin Convertible Securities Fund	0.51%	+16.81%	+13.70%	+8.68%
QHI2Q	VIP High Income Portfolio	0.91%	+8.71%	+10.32%	+4.65%
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+3.00%	+6.18%	+1.61%
MHIKX	MFS High Income Fund	0.52%	+7.98%	+9.68%	+4.68%
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.84%	+5.64%	+2.46%
GGKPX	Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund	0.48%	+10.00%	+11.07%	+8.02%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+5.35%	+5.64%	-0.40%
JAHYX	Janus Henderson High-Yield Fund	0.94%	+7.72%	+10.43%	+4.54%
FSHGX	Fidelity SAI High Income Fund	0.71%	+9.82%	+10.06%	—
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+3.56%	+5.47%	-0.03%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+4.97%	+7.04%	+3.60%
MCOAX	NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund	0.94%	+14.39%	+9.56%	+8.73%
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.62%	+5.15%	+2.99%
GGMPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund	0.98%	+6.67%	+10.30%	+4.49%
GIOSX	Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund	0.93%	+6.54%	+8.75%	+4.45%
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+3.08%	+5.62%	-0.05%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
LFROX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.54%	+6.93%	+8.70%	+6.88%
NERNX	Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund	0.39%	+3.39%	+5.54%	+0.17%
VRP	Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF	0.50%	+7.56%	+8.62%	+5.19%
PTCIX	PIMCO Long-Term Credit Bond Fund$1M min	1.51%	+1.94%	+7.57%	-1.71%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
PSPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund	1.10%	+17.15%	+24.47%	+15.09%
USIG	iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.26%	+4.89%	+0.19%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.26%	+10.15%	+5.43%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+2.62%	+6.98%	+3.78%
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.07%	+10.66%	+4.72%
PLSTX	Aristotle Strategic Income Fund	0.94%	+5.60%	—	—
FHYLX	Federated Hermes Opportunistic High Yield Bond Fund	0.72%	+7.75%	+8.54%	+5.56%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.00%	+5.32%	+0.75%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+2.98%	+4.98%	-0.05%
VPVTRDV	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio	0.79%	+4.19%	+5.83%	-0.08%
FZOLX	Fidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.18%	—
VUBFX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM BOND FUND	0.20%	+5.03%	+5.34%	+2.94%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.63%	+6.69%	+4.01%
SSTHX	Allspring Short-Term High Income Fund	0.82%	+5.75%	+6.57%	+3.90%
MINT	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.36%	+4.96%	+5.52%	+2.94%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
TSBBX	Nuveen Core Impact Bond Fund	0.51%	+2.81%	+5.04%	-0.33%
FSHNX	Fidelity Series High Income Fund	0.12%	+10.39%	+10.28%	+5.99%
PCNBX	Putnam Convertible Securities Fund	0.68%	+12.39%	-3.09%	+7.51%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
PBFKX	Victory Pioneer Bond Fund	0.36%	—	—	—
FTKFX	Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund	0.30%	+3.85%	+4.06%	+0.54%
TRZOX	T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.	0.31%	+5.66%	+4.95%	—
GIKRX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	0.46%	+4.96%	+6.59%	+2.92%
WAPIX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.80%	+2.46%	+4.78%	-1.46%
CCHIX	High Yield Fund	0.51%	+5.27%	+8.21%	+4.33%
MAFRX	Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Ultrashort Income Fund	0.58%	—	—	—
LSBNX	Loomis Sayles Bond Fund	0.60%	+6.36%	+8.47%	+3.42%
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.13%	+6.95%	+1.60%
HWHAX	Hotchkis and Wiley High Yield Fund	0.60%	+6.39%	+10.26%	+5.79%
PGBAX	Diversified Income Fund	1.06%	+6.66%	+7.47%	+4.53%

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